The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-07-10
SPORTING NOTES.

The starlights beat the wakefelds of the Heights
twice last Monday.
The yachts Brothers and woolsey will race for
$50 side next Thursday.
The Lafayette Married Men lost their second
game with the Lafayette Bachelors. Score 81 to
C. A. stenken. of the Hudson County wheelmer,
woA the one and two mileIchampion runs and the
State champion race al Orange last Monday.
Capt Smslls, Tom" Murphy. Charles Hornung.
Capt Hank" Hand, John Simmons and Mike
Heating, of Troy. will leave Comnunipaw on the
yacht Brothers week from tomorrow for week 8
cruise to Albany.
match game of tennis played the Social
Lawn Tennis Grounds, foot OF Morrison avenue,
Jersey City, between Mr.. g. slocum and q. II
Purdy against Mr.. ]. A. Cosmos and Il. F. Slocum
was wol by the latter by score of 46.464. I'm.
pire, Mr.. P. Allsire; scorekeeper. Mr.. B. Alli-
y son.
At Greenvllle Monday Private Anderson won the
cane awarded to the best shooter The distance
was 500 yards and the highest possible score was
80. The following were the results Private Ander-
son 46; Sergt Worth. AZ; Sergt. Harlem, 49, Corpl.
OSullivan, 81; Private siefden, 81; Capt jackson,
"a; Private Lawter "a; Private Kootz 80; Private
%; Piivates Werner, "a; Martin, %; Ralph, a.
Lewis, 49,: Briggs. 20; Brombly. II; G. o. Fox, 49,
]. A. Fox, 80; Ecke, 81.
At the Magnolia Tennis Clab championship
game on PaYonia avenue, Mr. R. Mclaughlin, in
drawing proponents, drew Il. Mcbride G. H.
Bowley drew g. Chase, Chas. Mcbride bye. The
first series resulted in favor of Mclaughlin by a
score of 5 to / Messrs. Bowley and Chase fol
lowed, the former Winning by score of to /.
This left Mclaughlin, Mcbride and Bowley in the
finals Mcbride drew Bowley as an opponent, who
won by of to Ga. Bowley and Nc
Laughlin then closed, the standing Ga to 81
IL favor of Bowley, who accorded the cham
pionship. Doubles were next played, the con est
ants being H. Mcbride and Mr.. Chase against G.
Mcbride and Mclaughlin. The former won by
score of 81 to 6-3
The games Of the Scottish American Club at the
Schuetzen Park, Union Hill, were well attended
last Monday. Tho events were won as follows:
100 yard run, by E. Hirsch, of Newark; the 220
yard run, by George NJ. c. John, run in % seconds;
the $50 yard run. by T J. O'Day. In Ito; the mile
walk, by George Logan; the three mile run also by
O'Day, Johnny Larkins coming in third man; the
sack race also by O'Day; the wheelbarrow race. by
G Meyers. James Farrell, Of the Lorillard Athletic
Association, was chosen referee. William Prowley,
q member of the same association, made
starter. Dan Hart, Of this ]. G. A. A.; John Kane,
of the Y. A. A., and James Carroll, of the L. d.
A. A., were chosen judges. ]. Rothermel was
made clerk Of course and was ably assisted by
Msssrs Black, Harper and j. H. Larkins. Ness.S.
Tuhill, Tiers and johnson oficiated as time keep
ers. The scorers were Messrs. Grady and Cary.
G ledonian Park was thronged Monday by spec
tators gathered to witness the games of the Hud
son County Caledonian Club. The winners of the
events were Putting light stone, ] Hamilton. 33
feet iuches Throwing light hammer, John Ora
ham, % feet az inches. Running long jump, W.
Gurthrie 16 feet. Quarter mile un, Stewart Chap
man, E9s4 seconds. Putting heavy stone George
Ross, 81 feet 5h inches Running hop, step and
jump Thomas Aitkin, Al feet inches. Throwing
haavy hammer, J McDousall, 80 feet inches.
One hundred yards rum Thomas Aitkin. 2)2l sec
onds Reel dancing, James Kennedy. One mile
run Michael P. Cochran, minutes q seconds.
Hitch and kick George Slater, feet Tossing the
cab r. George Ross, 80 feet u inches. Boys race,
John Alexander, vaulting the pole, Thomas Aitkin
and W Ertel tied, 9 feet 10 inches. Two mile race,
W. Bennett 10 minutes l6 seconds Highland fling
William Cameron Half mile run. b. Bennett,
minutes 10 seconds Running high jumr. P. Cum
mines 6 feet inches. Sxor dance, West. Hur-
die race, A. Mclean and I. Aitkin, tied. Creased
pig race. Donald Grant. ThrRe legged race, A. Me-
Lean and T. Aitkin. Sack race p Martin.